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The Better Business Bureau (BBB) is a private, 501(c)(6) nonprofit organization founded in 1912. BBB's self-described mission is to focus on advancing marketplace trust, consisting of 92 independently incorporated local BBB organizations in the United States and Canada, coordinated under the International Association of Better Business Bureaus (IABBB) in Arlington, Virginia.
National Consumer Law Center (NCLC) National Consumers League. National Council Against Health Fraud. Organic Consumers Association. Public Citizen. Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) Quackwatch. TURN (The Utility Reform Network) Underwriters Laboratories.
On March 15, 1962, President John F. Kennedy presented a speech to the United States Congress in which he extolled four basic consumer rights, later called the Consumer Bill of Rights. The United Nations through the United Nations Guidelines for Consumer Protection expanded these into eight rights, and thereafter Consumers International adopted ...
American Standard Companies; Automatic Data Processing; Avaya; Avis Budget Group; B&G Foods; Becton Dickinson; Bed Bath & Beyond; Benjamin Moore & Co. Bradco Supply; Burlington Coat Factory; Campbell Soup Company; Catalent; Ce De Candy, Inc. Celgene; Century 21 Real Estate; The Children's Place; Chubb Corp. Church and Dwight; Coach USA ...
In August 2008, The Boston Globe reported that DirecTV received 20,000 complaints in less than three years to the Better Business Bureau on DirecTV slipping in cancellation fees. In August 2010, the BBB reported that it had received 39,000 complaints against DirecTV in the previous three years, and the BBB gave it an F (failing) grade.
Poetry.com is not an accredited business with the Better Business Bureau, which has given the business an "F" rating. In 2004, the New York State Consumer Protection Board launched an investigation into ILP, which it said "takes advantage of people both emotionally and financially," but it suspended the investigation due to a shortage of ...
On April 28, 2021, the Better Business Bureau issued an alert posted for the company, citing a pattern of consumer complaints that the company was unresponsive to their request for assistance regarding cellular service and billing and advising consumers to file complaints with the Federal Trade Commission Bureau of Consumer Protection.
The Big Three credit rating agencies are S&P Global Ratings (S&P), Moody's, and Fitch Group. S&P and Moody's are based in the US, while Fitch is dual-headquartered in New York City and London, and is controlled by Hearst. As of 2013 they hold a collective global market share of "roughly 95 percent" [1] with Moody's and Standard & Poor's having ...